Come and join us this November for a two awesome learning and networking opportunities! Conveniently scheduled over your lunchbreak, the Business Studio lunch box forums serve as a 45 minute inspirational and informative session on a variety of business related topics. Business Studio membership is free and gives you access to a great range of resources and … Read more

The Australian Taxation Office has put the hard word on ride-sharing drivers and the wider gig economy, reminding drivers working for platforms like Uber about the importance of meeting their GST obligations next tax time. The tax office determined in 2015 that ride-sharing and ride-sourcing drivers should be classified in the same way as taxi … Read more

Healthtech startup and Shark Tank alumni CancerAid has been named a finalist in this year’s Talent Unleashed awards and will now be judged by global entrepreneurial heavyweights like Richard Branson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for a chance to head to Silicon Valley and meet global startup leaders. CancerAid co-founder Dr. Raghav Murali-Ganesh says being nominated as a Talent … Read more

Melbourne-based web series That Startup Show has partnered with City of Melbourne to create a stock photo library designed to showcase the breadth of diversity in Australia’s startup scene. When many think of startups, the image that comes to mind can often be that of a white male in his mid-20s, smartphone in hand and … Read more

Greg Carter was working as a school teacher in London with only $30 to his name when he met up with his mate Chad Carey at the pub for a pint. The pair originally met when working a ski season in California a few years earlier and over a pint or two that evening they … Read more

Openpay has completed a $10 million capital raising round, and revealed it has cancelled plans for an initial public offering. The $10 million, which was originally marked as a pre-IPO round, came from “a group of investors” that included existing backer Meydan Group, as well as Investec and SL Investments Group. The company did not comment … Read more

Author: Carl Hausman In today’s world, nearly everyone, including business professionals and executives, salespeople, teachers, authors, and entrepreneurs–in short, anyone who needs to put an idea before others–needs strong presentation and persuasion skills. Moreover, just as important as traditional public speaking skills is the ability to present effectively via various media. Today’s presentation is just … Read more

Startups working in the ‘constructiontech’ industry have raised $98 million from investors in the last year and hold the potential to add $25 billion year-on-year value to the Australian economy within the next decade, a recent report has found. The Digital Foundations report was delivered by StartupAUS in partnership with the Victorian Government and industry players Lendlease, construction startup Aconexand … Read more

A GOLD COAST tech startup has landed a major deal with Westpac which will roll out its innovative platform through the bank and its own corporate clients. BenchOn, founded by Tim Walmsley (pictured), is a business-to-business resource management platform that matches businesses’ idle staff to short-term contracts with reputable companies and government agencies. It allows … Read more

It’s won a number of local awards already for being a great place to work, and Australian tech success story Atlassian is making waves on the world stage too, coming in seventh on a list of the most attractive companies for tech workers. Job listing website Hired conducted a survey of more than 2300 US … Read more